Last updated: 07 April 2025
Your privacy is extremely important to us. Through this document, we would like to inform you how NOVICKÝ law firm s.r.o. (hereinafter referred to as “we” or the “controller”) processes and protects your personal data when you use this website.
Controller:
Name: NOVICKÝ law firm s.r.o.
Registered office: Františkánska 5, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic
Company ID / Date of registration (to be completed according to the Commercial Register)
Contact details:
Email: office@novicky.sk
Phone: +421 55 7275 255
Mobile: +421 907 880 086
If you have any questions regarding the protection of your personal data, you may contact us using the above email address or phone number.
When visiting our website and using our services, we may process in particular the following categories of personal data:
Technical data: e.g. IP address, device information (browser type, operating system, etc.), date and time of access, cookies and other identifiers, data on interaction with the website.
Contact data: if you contact us by email, phone, or via a contact form, we may process your first name, last name, email address, phone number, and other information you voluntarily provide.
Google Analytics data: our website uses Google Analytics, which may collect anonymized information about how visitors interact with the website. Details can be found in the Google Analytics section.
We process your personal data only to the extent necessary to achieve specific purposes. We may process them for:
Ensuring the functionality of the website
Legal basis: Our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) and performance of a contract/provision of services (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR), where necessary for proper display and operation of the website.
Communication and handling inquiries
Legal basis: Performance of a contract or taking steps prior to entering into a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) or our legitimate interest in providing a response.
Analytics and statistics (Google Analytics)
Legal basis: Your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), granted for example via consent to the use of cookies or through relevant browser settings.
Compliance with legal obligations
Legal basis: Compliance with legal obligations (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes stated above or in accordance with statutory retention periods. Retention periods may also be affected by archiving regulations (e.g. accounting and tax laws).
In certain cases, we may disclose or provide your personal data to other entities:
External companies or service providers: e.g. hosting providers, IT administration, marketing consultants, newsletter platform operators (if used).
Google LLC: operator of the Google Analytics service; details on data transfers outside the EU can be found in the Google Analytics section.
Public authorities: where required by law or upon their legitimate request.
Our website uses cookies to ensure proper functionality, remember your preferences, and improve user experience. Cookie management and consent are handled via CookieYes, which ensures that:
Visitors are informed about the use of cookies upon their first visit.
You can grant or withdraw consent for the use of analytical/marketing cookies.
You can change your settings at any time via the CookieYes banner or your browser settings.
If you do not wish cookies to be stored on your device, you can disable them via your browser settings. Please note, however, that some website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
This website uses Google Analytics, provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze how you use our website. Information generated by cookies (including your IP address) is usually transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the USA.
Processing of these data is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
Your IP address is generally anonymized (shortened) before storage.
Google may provide this information to third parties where required by law or where such third parties process the data on Google’s behalf.
If you wish to prevent data collection via Google Analytics, you can download and install a browser add-on from https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR:
Right of access to your personal data.
Right to rectification of inaccurate or outdated data.
Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) in cases provided by law.
Right to restriction of processing under certain circumstances.
Right to data portability, where technically feasible.
Right to object to processing based on our legitimate interest.
Right to withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing prior to withdrawal.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights or have questions regarding personal data protection, please contact us at office@novicky.sk.
If you believe that the processing of your personal data is not in compliance with applicable laws, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in Slovakia:
Office for Personal Data Protection of the Slovak Republic
Hraničná 12
820 07 Bratislava
Slovak Republic
Tel.: +421 2 3231 3214
Website: dataprotection.gov.sk
We adopt appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. Our employees and contractual partners are bound by confidentiality and may process data only to the necessary extent and in accordance with our instructions.
When using tools such as Google Analytics, anonymized personal data may be transferred to third countries (outside the EU/EEA), particularly to the USA. Any such transfer is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection laws (e.g. based on appropriate contractual clauses approved by the European Commission).
We may occasionally update this privacy policy to reflect changes in legislation, technology, or our practices. Any significant changes will be communicated by publishing the updated version on our website, including the date of the last update.
If you have any questions, comments, or requests regarding the processing of personal data, please contact us at:
Email: office@novicky.sk
Phone: +421 55 7275 255
Mobile: +421 907 880 086